Some NCAA athletic conferences have implemented a geographic travel partner strategy when scheduling league games. Teams are organized into two-team clusters. A visiting team comes to the region and plays both opponents during one road trip before returning to campus. Prior research reveals NBA...
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Mitchell, M.; Wathen, S.; Orwig, R.
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United States Sports Academy, Alabama, USA
Citation
The Sport Journal, 2019, 22,
Introduction: Concussion incidence estimates in middle school sports settings are limited. This study examines concussion incidence in nine U.S. middle schools during the 2015-2016 school year. Methods: Concussion data originated from nine public middle schools in Prince William County, Virginia,...
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Kerr, Z. Y.; Cortes, N.; Caswell, A. M.; Ambegaonkar, J. P.; Hallsmith, K. R.; Milbert, A. F.; Caswell, S. V.
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Elsevier, New York, USA
Citation
American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 2017, 53, 6, pp 914-918
Objective. Alcohol-related problems such as assaults and drinking-driving at or near professional sporting events are commonly reported in the media. An important strategy to reduce such problems may be the use of alcohol control policies at sports stadiums. The objective of this study was to...
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Lenk, K. M.; Toomey, T. L.; Erickson, D. J.; Kilian, G. R.; Nelson, T. F.; Fabian, L. E. A.
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Association of Schools of Public Health, Washington, USA
Citation
Public Health Reports, 2010, 125, 5, pp 665-673
Objectives: To compare sport and gender differences in injury rates and proportions of injuries related to illegal activity and to describe the epidemiology of injuries related to illegal activity. Design: Descriptive epidemiology study. Setting: 100 US high schools. Subjects: Athletes...
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Collins, C. L.; Fields, S. K.; Comstock, R. D.
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BMJ Publishing Group, London, UK
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Injury Prevention, 2008, 14, 1, pp 34-38
Background: Acute and overuse injuries affect millions of high school athletes annually and a better understanding of differences between these injuries is needed to help guide prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation strategies. This study compares acute and overuse injuries using a nationally...
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Ritzer, E. E.; Yang JingZhen; Kistamgari, S.; Collins, C. L.; Smith, G. A.
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SpringerOpen, Berlin, Germany
Citation
Injury Epidemiology, 2021, 8, 51, pp (11 August 2021)
Purpose: U.S. high school athletes sustain millions of injuries annually. Detailed patterns of knee injuries, among the most costly sports injuries, remain largely unknown. We hypothesize that patterns of knee injuries in U.S. high school sports differ by sport and sex. Methods: U.S. high school ...
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Swenson, D. M.; Collins, C. L.; Best, T. M.; Flanigan, D. C.; Fields, S. K.; Comstock, R. D.
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Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Inc., Hagerstown, USA
Citation
Medicine and Science in Sports & Exercise, 2013, 45, 3, pp 462-469
This report summarizes the estimated national cumulative and annual average numbers of injuries during the 5 academic years from 2009-10 through 2013-14, using data reported to the NCAA Injury Surveillance Program by a sample of championship sports programs. Analyses were restricted to injuries...
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Kerr, Z. Y.; Marshall, S. W.; Dompier, T. P.; Corlette, J.; Klossner, D. A.; Gilchrist, J.
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Epidemiology Program Office, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Atlanta , USA
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Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, 2015, 64, 48, pp 1330-1336
Background: Updated epidemiology studies examining sports-related concussions (SRCs) are critical in evaluating recent efforts aimed at reducing the incidence of SRCs in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) sports. Purpose: To describe the epidemiology of SRCs in 23 NCAA sports during...
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Chandran, A.; Boltz, A. J.; Morris, S. N.; Robison, H. J.; Nedimyer, A. K.; Collins, C. L.; Register-Mihalik, J. K.
Publisher
Sage Publications Ltd, London, UK
Citation
American Journal of Sports Medicine, 2022, 50, 2, pp 526-536
Background: Understanding the risk and trends of sports-related concussion among 12 scholastic sports may contribute to concussion detection, treatment, and prevention. Purpose: To examine the incidence and relative risk of concussion in 12 high school boys' and girls' sports between academic years ...
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Lincoln, A. E.; Caswell, S. V.; Almquist, J. L.; Dunn, R. E.; Norris, J. B.; Hinton, R. Y.
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Sage Publications Ltd, London, UK
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American Journal of Sports Medicine, 2011, 39, 5, pp 958-963
Background: No previous studies have described the incidence of acromioclavicular (AC) joint injuries in a large sample of National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) student-athletes. Such data are needed to understand the injury prevalence, mechanisms of injury, and recovery patterns in NCAA...
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Hibberd, E. E.; Kerr, Z. Y.; Roos, K. G.; Djoko, A.; Dompier, T. P.
Publisher
Sage Publications Ltd, London, UK
Citation
American Journal of Sports Medicine, 2016, 44, 10, pp 2667-2674